Synonyms for Elongated & Similar Words

Definition of elongated

adjective
  1. drawn out or made longer spatially; "Picasso's elongated Don Quixote"; "lengthened skirts are fashionable this year"; "the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes"; "a prolonged black line across the page"
  2. having notably more length than width; being long and slender; "an elongate tail tapering to a point"; "the old man's gaunt and elongated frame"

5 synonyms found

Writing tips for "elongated"

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"Elongated" in song lyrics

See how elongated is used in real songs:

  • "Complex, complicated, compressed elongated"
    GZA/Genius — Mic Trippin
  • "beads elongated"
    AOL — AOL

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